The future of software testing

The future of Software TestingThe future of Software Testing

• The test practitioner’s perspective

• Future from the test organization perspective

• Innovation in testing technology and testing solutions

Future from the practitioner’s perspectiveFuture from the practitioner’s perspective

• The “testing” mind set

• Test engineering skills Vs Test consulting talent

• The “Black” and “White” divide

• Multiple skills (domain, automation, performance,

security)

Future from the test organization perspectiveFuture from the test organization perspective

• How do you position testing?

• Reactive quality proving Vs Proactive quality improving

• Silo’d testing organization Vs TCoE

• Maximized test efforts Vs Optimized test efforts

Innovation in testing technology, testing solutionsInnovation in testing technology, testing solutions

unit

integration

system

security

performance white box black box

usability

module

functionality

GUI Apps

Web UI Clients

SOA/WebService Applications

Server-side Applications

Custom Processes/APIs

Embedded Applications

“whatever”UNDERTEST

Test automation technologyTest automation technology

• Need for testing across roles

• Business analyst, developer and test engineer

• Test execution engines are providing methods to

customize/enhance testability

• Executable specification Executable test case

• Tool independent frameworks